Richard Bergenstal, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · St Louis Park, MNNPI 1669459061
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (44.8%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 19 manufacturers reported payments, led by Abbott at 34.7% of the total. Among endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism clinicians in MN with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 413 payments — averaging $1441.40 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abbott$207K
- Eli Lilly$80K
- Novo Nordisk AS$78K
- Dexcom, Inc.$51K
- Roche Diabetes Care GmbH$45K
- Sanofi$37K
- plus $98K from 13 others
Across 338 payments — averaging $10,323 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Abbott$1.2M
- Eli Lilly$1.1M
- Medtronic$723K
- Dexcom, Inc.$225K
- Sanofi US Services Inc.$176K
- Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC$24K
- plus $9K from 3 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$266,68945%
- Speaking & faculty fees$209,57235%
- Travel & lodging$103,66917%
- Food & beverage$11,6942%
- Education$1760%
- Ownership interest$3,5001%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott | 188 | $206,640 |
| Eli Lilly | 58 | $80,019 |
| Novo Nordisk AS | 31 | $77,801 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 22 | $51,232 |
| Roche Diabetes Care GmbH | 20 | $44,879 |
| Sanofi | 10 | $36,679 |
| Novo Nordisk | 8 | $19,346 |
| Vertex | 18 | $17,117 |
| Zealand Pharma US, Inc. | 11 | $12,396 |
| Roche Diabetes Care, Inc. | 1 | $10,768 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 14 | $10,748 |
| Medtronic | 13 | $10,635 |
| Ascensia Diabetes Care US Inc. | 9 | $5,894 |
| Cequr Corporation | 1 | $5,500 |
| Embecta Corp. | 2 | $2,273 |
| Mannkind Corporation | 4 | $1,600 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH | 1 | $1,549 |
| Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | 1 | $116 |
| Lifescan, Inc. | 1 | $109 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- Accu-Chek Inform II Instrument with RF card$41,766
- FREESTYLE LIBRE 3$40,971
- FreeStyle Libre$38,689
- DEXCOM G7 GSS (161)$34,703
- FreeStyle Libre Pro$32,520
- Tresiba$20,456
- DEXCOM STELO GLUCOSE BIOSENSOR$18,997
- ZEGALOGUE$12,291
- DC ACCU-CHEK Diabetes Management Solutions, Cables, Software, Kits and Accessori$10,768
- TOUJEO$8,691
- FreeStyle Lite system$8,000
- DEXCOM G6 CGM SYSTEM$7,500
- CeQur Simplicity$5,500
- MINIMED 780G$3,988
- Accu-Chek Instruments$2,700
- AFREZZA$1,600
- JARDIANCE$1,549
- NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED$912
- SOLIQUA 100/33$639
- DEXCOM G6 TRANSMITTER$328
How this compares
$595,300 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 120 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in Minnesota.
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Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Other endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism in St Louis Park
- Anders CarlsonSt Louis Park$163K
- Laura LafaveSt Louis Park$1K
- Mary MokSt Louis Park$422
- Haleigh JamesSt Louis Park$263
- Farha KhanCoon Rapids$349K
- Mark HolmSaint Cloud$318K
- Marjorie Ann MalbasRochester$222K
- Maria CaramoriMinneapolis$147K
- Irina BancosRochester$114K
- Sidney JonesChaska$67K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.